Thomas and Philip Cheney on a Balcony
SubjectPortrait of
Philip Cheney
American, 1878-1948
SubjectPortrait of
Thomas Langdon Cheney Sr.
American, 1879 - 1916
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1910 - 1916
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 × 2 3/8in. (10.2 × 6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/8 × 2 3/4in. (11.1 × 7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/8 × 2 3/4in. (11.1 × 7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Thomas L. Cheney
DescriptionView of two men standing outside on a porch. The man on the left is Thomas Langdon Cheney, Sr. (1879-1916) and the man on the right is Philip Cheney (1878-1948). They are both wearing overcoats. The house attached to the porch is visible on the left and there is another house in the background.
Object number1991.28.53
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "Very characteristic"Handwritten in pencil on verso in a different hand, with an arrow pointing to the first inscription: "comment by the / Pitsburg friend of Tim's."
Handwritten in pencil on verso by cataloger: "L: THOMAS CHENEY / (1879-1916) / R: PHILIP CHENEY / (1878-1948)"
Handwritten in pencil on bottom of verso, upside down: "47"NotesDate note: Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1910-16.
Philip Cheney (1878-1948) and Thomas Langdon Cheney, Sr. (1879-1916) were brothers, sons of Knight Dexter Cheney and Ednah Dow Smith.
According to the cataloging worksheet, the Tim referenced in the inscription on verso is Thomas L. Cheney, Jr., the donor.
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